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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks, 1935-1948
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-106-c
Primary Creator: Squires, W. H. T. (William Henry Tappey), 1875-1948
Extent: 7.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose materials have been separated into folders.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Architecture--Virginia--Norfolk, Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.), Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Norfolk County (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.), Princess Anne County (Va.), Streets--Virginia--Norfolk, Williamsburg (Va.)
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Notes, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Thirteen 1936-1948 scrapbooks featuring the column "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" by W. H. T. Squires. Topics include individuals, buildings, ships, notable events, holidays, transportation, and politics. The scrapbooks also include personal notes and correspondence. Volume 1 is missing.
Biographical Note
William Henry Tappey Squires was born on April 14, 1875 in Petersburg, Virginia. He was a minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Squires was also a historian, orator, and author of several books. Most of his works relate to the history of Virginia, the Tidewater area, the City of Norfolk, and the Confederacy. Squires received a doctor of divinity degree from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and a Doctorate of Literature in 1936 from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He was involved in the Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Confederate Veterans, Sons of the American Revolution, Norfolk Memorial Association, Norfolk History Society, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Order of Cape Henry, 1607, Norfolk New Citizens Association, Order of Stars and Bars, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Virginia Historical Society, and the Theophilus Society. He married Anna Sarah Hull on April 26, 1905 in Smyth, Virginia. Squires died on April 20, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials was governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-106-c, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed October 10, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks, Volumes 2-3, 1936-1938],
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Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
[Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947],
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Box 7: Scrapbook, Volume 14, 1948],
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Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks, 1936-1948],
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Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
- Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Volume 10, 1944 January - December
- The Flying Squadron, The Appam, Fighting Bob Evans, Virginia A Century Since, Jamestown - 1807, The Kron Prinz Wilhelm, The Last Confederate Flag, Dixie, The Deutschland, John Marshall, The President and The Little Belt, The Village 1680-1690, The South Pole, The Academy Rebuilt, The Last Confederates, John Randolph Visits Us, "Our Monument of Love," The German Prisoners, Adelbert Cronkhite, Poe in Norfolk, How Peace Came, The Treaty of Ghent, Henry Clay's Visit, Walter Reed, The St. Nicholas, Henry Clay in Portsmouth, James Monroe Returns, Our First Railway, The Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad, Richard Dale, Richard Dale Escapes, Richard Strikes His Stride, Dale's Last Days, The Atlantic Hotel, The Founder of the R. & D., William Evelyn Cameron, Meet Governor Cameron, Strictly Personal, The River Elizabeth, The Origin of Norfolk, The Navy of Virginia, Portsmouth in the Revolution, The Two Battles of Cape Henry, President Washington's Funeral, General Vandergrift, William Frederick Halsey, The First Thanksgiving, The Virginia Ship Marquis La Fayette, The Battle of the Barges, Benedict Arnold's Maps, President Harding Comes, and advertisements of the Bank of Commerce.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Volume 11, 1945 January - December
- Who Burned Norfolk?, North Carolina Leads, General Lee, Our Aborigines, A Century Since, Naming Ghent, The First Methodist, How Norfolk Secured the Exposition, The Virginia Ship Patriot, Richard Hathaway Edmonds, The British Ship Appam, The Appam Comes to Norfolk, Cleveland Celebrations 1892, The Bryan Campaign, The Kearsarge and Kentucky, Norfolk Academy, Those Marchant Girls, The Democratic Convention 1901, The Washingtons Arrive, Steamboat Powhatan, Cleveland's Letter, Tom Moore Visits Us, Norfolk in 1872, The Public Library, The Norfolk Virginian 1877, John Goode, Jr., The Birth of the N. & W., The Virginia House, Mason and Dixon's Line, The Battle of Craney Island, General Page at Fort Morgan, Ancient Colonial Virginia, The Cruise of the Shenandoah, Captain Hope and Bishop Tucker, Bryan Visits Us 1897, The Confederate Ship Patrick Henry, The Tomb of John Smith, Charles Reid, Beverly Dandridge Tucker, The Battle of the Crater, Arlington, Fort Myer Arlington, "Old Norfolk," Two Ships Herndon, William Couper, After the Revolution, Grover Cleveland, Christmas in Old Virginia.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks, Volumes 2-3, 1936-1938],
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Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
[Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947],
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Box 7: Scrapbook, Volume 14, 1948],
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Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks, 1936-1948],
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Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
